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Late Friday afternoon, Hal Sterniak, an executive in the Los Angeles Dodgers front office, alluded to talks of the organization acquiring the beloved Phillie Phanatic from Philadelphia on waivers. In the unprecedented exchange, the Dodgers would cover the Phanatic’s remaining readmore

I’m all for communal parenting. To an extent. If I decide to go the lazy route for lunch one day and grab McDonald’s Happy Meals, I wouldn’t want a stranger to pull me aside and lecture me on the nutritional readmore

Hello, my name is Ken. And I drink in front of my children. I enjoy adult beverages…always have; always will. Whether it’s a casual night out with some friends… …or if I’m sneaking in a couple beers while the wife readmore

Most people know when you decide to dive into the parenthood pool, one of the biggest sacrifices you’re going to make is sleep. You just have to hint to the fact that you have a new baby at home and readmore

I’d like to begin this blog post with a warning and an apology… First off, this one is a touch on the icky side. Do not read while eating, preparing to eat or while having sex or considering to have sex because readmore

About halfway through the second trimester, a fetus develops his or her hearing. Kim and I made it a point to have both our boys’ names selected by this deadline. We never wanted to address her bulging belly as “you” or “buddy” or “dude” or “little guy” or readmore

No one knows what it’s like for a joke to fall flat more than I do. Well, and anyone who’s ever attempted stand-up comedy, which sadly, also includes myself. My lone open-mic adventure happened in the late 80’s and concluded with me injuring readmore

“Welcome to your mid 40’s!” This is what I heard the universe shout at me when I started the process for my very first big boy physical. I’m not just talking about the “turn your head and cough” nonsense I got readmore

One of my last daddyhood posts on Facebook before I caught blog fever was regarding an incident that transpired in Ben’s Pre-K class. Some of you might remember it… Miss Jenny was preparing the class for some arts and crafts and explained, “Okay, today were going readmore

Before having Ben, our oldest boy, I tried to get my head around all the life adjustments that accompanied parenthood. It went without saying that I was going to get less sleep. No worries there, just triple the caffeine and snap at readmore